English

Noun

hemicrania ‎(countable and uncountable, plural hemicranias)

1. (pathology) A headache affecting one side of the head.
   • 1993, The Master and Margarita, by Mikhail Bulgakov, translation Burgin and O’Connor, Chapter 2, p. 17:

     “Gods, gods, why do you punish me? Yes, no doubt it is upon me again, again this terrible, invincible affliction … this hemicrania which grips half the head with pain … without remedy, without escape … I must try not to move my head. …”

Usage notes

Medical term, used in some literary contexts; not used in everyday speech. Instead more general headache or more specific migraine used.

Synonyms

• megrim
• migraine

Related terms

• megrim
• migraine

Derived terms

• hemicranial

See also

• amphicrania

Translations

Portuguese

Noun

hemicrania f (plural hemicranias)

1. (pathology) hemicrania (a headache affecting one side of the head)

Synonyms

• enxaqueca